Who is better, Peaty or Thompson?
Adam Peaty leads with a GOAT score of 88.7 against 88.6 for Jenny Thompson — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Peaty vs Thompson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Adam Peaty above Jenny Thompson: 88.7 vs 88.6. Adam Peaty leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Jenny Thompson leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PeatyWinner
88.7Peaty wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Thompson
88.6Thompson wins: Longevity, Honours
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Adam Peaty
88.7
Peaty leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Adam Peaty
2. Jenny Thompson
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇬🇧 Adam Peaty5 seasons played · career day 2,556287.6 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jenny Thompson5 seasons played · career day 1,82517 major golds
-94.1% vs Peaty at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Peaty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115.92 | 401.87 |
| 🇺🇸 Thompson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 31 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PeatyActive | ThompsonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | — |
| World Championship golds | 8 | 9 |
| World records | 5 | 5 |
| 100 m breaststroke record (s) | 56.88 | — |
| European golds | 16 | — |
| Sub-58 swims | 20 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 8 |
| Olympic medals | — | 12 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Peaty88.7
Thompson88.6
FAQ
Where does Thompson beat Peaty?
Thompson scores higher on honours, longevity. Peaty leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Peaty vs Thompson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Peaty: 88.7, Thompson: 88.6.
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